Where does “overfurious” come from?
overfurious (English) comes from English furious, from Old French furieus, from Latin furiōsus, from Latin furia, from Latin furō, from Latin fūr, from Proto-Italic fōr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰṓr — to bear, carry.
overfurious (English): Excessively furious
Definitions
- Excessively furious
Ancestry of “overfurious”, step by step
overfurious traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English furious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | furious | Feeling great anger; raging; violent; Rushing... |
| 2 | Old French | furieus | — |
| 3 | Latin | furiōsus | full of madness or rage, furious, raging |
| 4 | Latin | furia | rage, fury, frenzy |
| 5 | Latin | furō | to rave, rage, or seethe; to be crazed, mad, or frantic |
| 6 | Latin | fūr | a thief |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | fōr | thief |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰṓr | thief |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |
via English over
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | over | Discontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;... |
| 2 | Middle English | over | riverbank, seashore, brink |
| 3 | Old English | ōfer | riverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | obar | over, above |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |